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Turkey: Selmi Andak died at the age of 89
Selmi Andak has graduated from various international music schools and he also worked as a music journalist. This year, he wanted to celebrate 70th anniversary as a music artist. The following songs by him competed in the Turkish national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest:
- Bir gün karşılaşırsak by Gökhan Abur (1975)
- Hayalimdeki adam by Yeliz (1975, equal 2nd)
- Gramafon by Neco (1982, 3rd)
- Sankı dün gibi by Coşkun Demir (1984)
- O şarkıyı henüz yazmadım by Neco (1984, 3rd)
- Bir sevgi yeter by Nükhet Duru & Neco (1985)
- Güneş bir kere doğdu by Nil Burak (1985, 3rd)
- Hayat pencerenin dışında by Seden Gürel & Vedat Sakman (1987)
- Zamanda Gezinti (Bir dünya doğuyor) by Tülay Saygın (Asya) & vokalistleri (1990, 10th)
- Duysun şarkılar by MET (1995)
Many thanks to fatih civelek for the contribution.
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Botox_ Baby
You wanna go and kill more turkish yourself so there will be more turk less for you, is that ok?
Ignorant
rip
@Botox_ Baby
You are such an arsehole!
one turk less!! good!!
rest in peace Selmi Andak ..
He was the father of modern Turkish pop music RIP...
very sad news 
R.I.P Selmi Andak
may he rest in peace
חחחחחח.......:-) קרעתה אותי יחזקאלי
R.I.P Selmi Andak!
My condolences to his loved ones.
R.I.P. Selmi Andak
In the last years he sufferd from Parkinson disease
This made him very weak .. : ((
wow, lived 89 years with lots of achievements and died without pain/disease, he treated life life treaded him, what more could anyone want, rest in peace 
R.I.P. selmi andak
May he rest in peace.
בטח גם בזה הטורקים יאשימו את ישראל.
r.i.p-..............
A great Turkish composer went ..
R.I.P. .. condolences to all his family and the Turkish eurovision family.
: ((((
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